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Daily Archives: January 4, 2020

Chrome OS is stalled.

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. Android apps perversely unhelpful.

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Thirty years ago Boston police waged war on Black Boston – because a pregnany white woman was murdered.

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. Of course you guessed the murderer was her white husband who blamed it on a black man in a track suit. 30 years isn’t that long ago.

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Proton wiring in protein catalysis control: nanotech at work

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. The blind watchmaker in action.

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New carbon compound: “semi-metallic: it’s harder than stainless steel (although much lighter), electrically conductive, reflects light like a mirror, and is ferromagnetic.”

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. Be cool if they can figure out volume production.

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Biogen armtwisting FDA to approve aducanumab for Alzheimers

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. Likely ineffective. Likely corrupt

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Gordon’s Tech: Apple’s Family: The many surprises of creating an Apple ID with age 13 or under

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. Apple should not have mixed remote Screen Time with Family Sharing. I understand why they did but the complexity is breathtaking.

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“Holding impeachment articles and a Senate trial over Trump’s head could be the only way to keep his misconduct even vaguely in check heading into the 2020 election”.

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. Sincerely — I don’t understand why this isn’t universally understood as self-evident. Even McConnell, who I consider worse than Trump, must find this leverage useful.

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“Don’ts for women riders”

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. Published 1895. “Bicycle face”. “Scorcher”. Not long after the civil war gender roles were changing.

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Dr. Neesen’s book on wheeling (Published 1899?) – a wealth of cultural knowledge.

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. Terrific scan, every page a gem. High school history paper writes itself. Page 33 describes the original energy drink – Kola. “Increased strength, endurance … as long as you continue … in ever-increasing doses, but when you stop …”

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The Australian: Murdoch-owned newspaper accused of downplaying bushfires in favour of picnic races.

Posted on January 4, 2020 by jgordon

Link. ‪Murdoch is one of the greatest criminals of the past 70 years. ‬

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